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December 2022 Climate Summary
Medicine Bow National Forest, Photo Courtesy of Gannon Rush Regional Breakdown 2022 will be remembered as the year of unusually high winds in the High Plains. After beginning the year with near-record strong winds, the final month brought similar conditions. Early in December, winds gusted over 40 mph (64.4 km/h) in northwestern Kansas. With how…
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October 2022 Climate Summary
Struggling corn in Western Kansas, Photo Courtesy of Kevin Rush Warm and Dry Start to Fall October was a month with a flavor of every season, with everything from severe storms to heavy snow across the region. Drought-stricken Kansas was nearly bone-dry, while western Colorado observed above-normal precipitation and up to 22 inches (56 cm)…
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August 2022 Climate Summary
Dry Pasture in Western Kansas, Photo Courtesy of Kevin Rush A Hot and Dry end to Summer The summer of 2022 ended much like it began, with hot and dry conditions throughout the region. The resulting drought from these conditions and their effects has finally become clear, with numerous impacts on agriculture, livestock, and water…
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July 2022 Climate Summary
Silage Harvest in Kansas, Photo Courtesy of Gannon Rush Hot and Dry Conditions Continue into July The hot and dry conditions that started at the end of June carried over into July. Temperatures were well above normal for much of the month before finally cooling off. While precipitation was spotty, the amounts were plentiful in…
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September 2021 Top 10 Monthly Rankings
Monthly Rankings for September 2021Temperature in degrees Fahrenheit, Precipitation in inches Warmest Temperature/ Ranking Record/Year Period of Record Chadron, NE 67.0 / WARMEST (tied with 1969) 1941-2021 Scottsbluff, NE 67.5 / 2nd warmest 68.1 / 1998 1893-2021 Akron, CO 68.8 / 2nd warmest 68.9 / 1998 1937-2021 Bismarck, ND 65.1 / 2nd warmest 67.1…
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